In The Diaspora

1930-2017 By Kwame Dawes Kwame Dawes is the author of twenty books of poetry and numerous other books of fiction, criticism, and essays.

Compiled by D. Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is Editor of the In the Diaspora Column In November 2016, two Barbadian women, Ronelle King and Allyson Benn started what has now become known as the #LifeInLeggings movement, where survivors of various manifestations of violence against women shared their personal experiences, putting a public spotlight on sexual abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence throughout the Caribbean.

By The Caribbean Voice   The Caribbean Voice is a New York-based NGO that has been involved in social activism since its launch in 1998.

By Dhanaiswary Jaganauth University of Guyana (Dhanaiswary Jaganauth is a member of the Informal working group for language policy and language rights) In 1999, UNESCO proclaimed February 21 as International Mother Language Day.

By The Caribbean Voice The Caribbean Voice is a New York-based NGO that has been involved in social activism since its launch in 1998.

Sabrien Amrov is a PhD student in Human Geography at the University of Toronto in Canada The murder of six Muslims at an Islamic Center in Quebec City, Canada, on Sunday January 29th has generated great public outcry.

Aziz Choudry Aziz Choudry is associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Social Movement Learning and Knowledge Production in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University, Montreal, and visiting professor at the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation in the University of Johannesburg’s Faculty of Education.

By The Caribbean Voice The Caribbean Voice is a New York-based NGO that has been involved in social activism since its launch in 1998.

By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is Professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.

Savitri Persaud was born in Guyana and spent part of her childhood in Moblissa, off the Linden Highway; and in Belle Vue, West Bank Demerara.

The Caribbean Voice is a New York based NGO that has been involved in social activism since its launch in 1998.

I arrived in Havana, Cuba, on the evening of Sunday, December 4.

By Janine M. Franco Janine M. Franco is a media producer based in Trinidad and Tobago.

By D Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is Editor of the In the Diaspora Column I was up at 12.34 am on Sunday morning when I received word that Fidel Castro, 90 years old, had died in Havana.

By Matthew J. Smith Matthew J. Smith is Professor of Caribbean History, UWI-Mona.

By Fitzgerald Yaw Dr. Fitzgerald Yaw is Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Vice Chancellor, The University of Guyana.

The Caribbean Voice is a New York based NGO that has been involved in social activism since its launch in 1998.

By Cornel Grey Cornel Grey is an international student from Jamaica, currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Toronto.

  By Mark Schuller   Mark Schuller is Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University and affiliate at the Faculté d’Ethnologie, l’Université d’État d’Haïti.

By Mark Schuller This column was first published on Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)